Tag: childhood obesity
Fighting childhood obesity by teaming up
By Sarah Ovaska On a rainy, cold and dark winter evening, several dozen children from age 5 into their teenage years gathered in the courtyard of a Durham Parks and Recreation building, counting out stretches, jumping jacks, lunges and leaps in unison. “1-2-3-4-5 …” Between the numbers were shouts relaying the rules of Bull CityDec 16, 2019Pediatric Obesity Rates Continue to Increase
By Taylor Knopf When Selma White stocks her neighborhood convenience store with fruit, she can hardly keep bananas on the shelves. Stella’s, named after her mother, is a small, gray house on a mostly residential street just north of downtown Elizabeth City. White opened Stella’s in 2001 and stocked with it the usual corner storeMar 15, 2018
Family Ties Keep One Rural OB-GYN Practicing in Eastern NC, Despite Challenges
By Taylor Knopf It doesn’t take long to find a woman in the northeastern coastal town of Elizabeth City who had a baby delivered by Dr. Lindsay Stevenson, one of only two OB-GYNs in the area. Samantha Merritt was a little nervous to deliver her first child in the small, rural town of about 18,000Mar 1, 2018CDC Grant Targets Four NC Counties with High Obesity Rates
By Taylor Knopf After a healthy cooking class in Lee County, some of the participants said they loved the new nutritious recipes, but that they didn’t have some of the cooking utensils at home to make them. So one local group came up with the idea to put kitchen utensil lending libraries in food banksFeb 27, 2018The History Behind the Myth of Poisoned Halloween Treats
By Joe Fassler The New Food Economy Everybody’s heard the unsettling bit about the razor blade-spiked Halloween apple. But for three decades, Joel Best, a sociologist at the University of Delaware, has been a calm, consistent voice of reason: No, the neighborhood psycho isn’t going to tamper with the local trick-or-treaters’ candy. In a paperNov 1, 2017Award-winning Goldsboro Child Care Center Spreads Gospel of Healthy Living
Child care centers around the state are trying to stem the growing tide of obesity. By Thomas Goldsmith Alissa Merritt loves it when her 5 year old daughter Gracie toddles up to her with a piece of fruit or a vegetable to ask, “This is a healthy snack, right?” Merritt attributes Gracie’s knowledge of healthyJun 7, 2016
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Funds for Food Desert Initiative Move Forward
Three years after the legislature started hearing about food deserts, legislators are poised to address North Carolina’s obesity problem. By Rose Hoban Walk into Carolina Country Fresh on the edge of the Pitt County town of Bethel this week and you’ll be surrounded by fresh lettuce, onions and peas. And strawberries – for another weekMay 31, 2016Eating Well at the State Fair: Some Frying Allowed, Nutritionists Say
Each year, our editor treks out to the North Carolina State Fair, determined to find healthy food that’s also special enough to be good for the fair. By Rose Hoban People always laugh when I tell them, “I’m going to the state fair to find healthy food,” but I refuse to be discouraged in myOct 16, 2015Kids Find Their Own Way to Healthy Living
A program to help middle-schoolers find their own way toward healthy food choices is finding success. This story was originally published in February 2012, but has been updated with new information. By Taylor Sisk When you’re a seventh-grader, the world is your oyster. Or maybe it’s your carrot stick. But more probably, it’s your Twix.Sep 1, 2015